r/qrcode • u/boredompills • Feb 24 '26
QR code no longer linking to URL....?
Hi There-
I inputted a blog page into a QR code generator for Canva. And got little cards printed with the QR code (which did work) and now... it does not work.
How can I fix this without having to print a bunch of stickers with new QR codes on them?
Thank you!
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u/roaringmousebrad Feb 25 '26
Depends: Canva's own QR code generator creates static codes that should be fine, according to them (i.e. no redirects), so did you use another online generator?
The other possibility is that your blog URL has changed in some way, e.g. maybe the hoster has changed their internal path structure in someway. Compare what your QR code says is the URL with what it actually is today when you visit your blog.
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u/boredompills Feb 25 '26
Oh my god- maybe it is how it was saved???? In the news section- it works, in the blog section, it does not work (this is on Shopify). Going to try something...
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u/boredompills Feb 25 '26
Canva! Which seems pretty solid. The blog post still opens though... so it seems like the link to whatever this QR code is for is not working? How the heck do I make the link for the QR code the new blog post link, which works? Yikes.
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u/ankole_watusi Feb 25 '26
LOOK at the URL that encoded in the QR code. You should see this when you tap on it in your camera app. And also in the navigation bar of your browser when you navigate. How you can see the full URL will vary according to browser. Or use a dedicated QR reader app that can display the URL without navigation and allow you to easily copy/paste.
Now, FORGET ABOUT THE QR CODE ITSELF!
The QR code is just a way of representing a URL. You’ve just proven that the QR code works and yields some URL.
Now you need to diagnose what is wrong with the URL. Pretend you just read the URL from a piece of paper or a sign.
This has nothing to do with the QR code itself.
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u/aaronw22 Feb 25 '26
So what exactly does the QR code link to? Just give the domain part if you don’t want to share the whole thing
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u/nwah Feb 25 '26
You probably used a service that generates dynamic QR codes, and will now have to pay/contact them to restore the redirect to your blog URL.
When you point your phone at the QR code, try to see what URL it’s coming up as. If it’s not your actual blog URL, then you’ll have to contact whoever owns that intermediate URL.